Matt Kemp is scheduled to undergo an MRI exam on his left ankle Friday, which should determine the next step in his rehab from offseason surgery.

Some fantasy baseball owners, however, aren't waiting on the results to pass judgment. Take my H2H league, for example. We've advanced to Round 6 in our slow draft, and Kemp -- ranked No. 23 in the Fantasy Source Top 300 -- is still available. That doesn't seem like proper treatment for a player who was one home run away from a 40/40 season in 2011.

Matt Kemp (AP Photo)

Why have owners lost that faith in Kemp? What is the hangup?

Health is the No. 1 issue. Kemp likely won't play in the season-opening series against the Diamondbacks in Australia on March 22-23.

Kemp has missed 145 games the past two seasons because of five DL stints. Those injuries include both hamstrings, his left shoulder his right knee and left ankle bone. Does anybody else have a sudden urge to play "Operation" -- the wacky, doctor game where you are the wacky doctor?

Those injuries have affected Kemp's counting statistics. We mentioned his 39-homer, 40-stolen base season in 2011. He has totaled 29 homers and 18 stolen bases in the two seasons since. If Kemp isn't running, then he isn't helping your Roto team.

Still, Kemp teased us with that 40/40 season, and keep in mind only four players -- Jose Canseco (1988), Barry Bonds (1996), Alex Rodriguez (1998) and Alfonso Soriano (2006) -- have 40/40 seasons. Like those guys, Kemp can aggravate fans. Like those guys, Kemp does have special talent when healthy.

That explains why he's ranked so high in our Top 300. He's not going to be drafted in the second round; Kemp fell to the middle of the third round in our latest Experts League Mock. It's reasonable for Kemp to fall to the fourth round, and in some leagues the fifth.

In Round 6, however, Kemp has to come off the board. Do you trust him to stay healthy?